house tour :: kitchen

We have had a blast making our house our own. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful handy husband. We spent quite some time on our kitchen and it is just the way we want it now. We didn't have to spend much to make it perfect mostly because a lot of it was DIY : ) We added new floors, countertops, sink, moldings, island, paint paint paint, range/hood, and tile backsplash. We had the floors professionally installed and the cabinets sprayed with oil base paint, but everything else was done by my husband and myself. He amazes me everyday.

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My favorite pieces in the kitchen are:: 

1. Kitchen island - it is a old Dewalt work bench found for $20 at the habitat for humanity store. The butcher block on top was $200 from Ikea and Jared of course put the island on wheels which is amazingly practical! 

2. Chalkboard - this is Jared's crafty work, it is just chalkboard and magnet painted plywood with molding around it. We love it! Mac loves it more!!

3. The double drain board sink -- we found it at a second use store for $125 before we even bought our house. We bought it and kept it in storage until we could put it in our house someday. 

4. Tile backsplash -- we bought white subway tile from Home Depot and grouted with grey grout. It is beautiful and was pretty darn cheap.

Thank you Jared for all your hard work :)